Job Opportunities at Janta Kenya

The Property Manager is responsible for the direct management oversight of assigned commercial/residential properties. The goal is to maximize asset value, customer satisfaction and revenue.

Property Manager Job Accountabilities

Strategy

• Lead collaboration with key team members to develop and recommend strategies for properties
• Ensure strategy identifies speculative buying opportunities, details the strategy for existing inventory including pricing strategy to ensure business goals are exceeded.
• Ensure the strategy balances the cost of investment and barriers to market including repair and restoration investments.
• Be entrepreneurial and develop marketing push strategies as required.

Collaboration

• Liaise and communicate regularly with finance department in preparation of statements and approval of invoices.
• Hold regular meeting with department staff for the purpose of reviewing policies and procedures, discussing problems or concerns related to the sites.

Compliance

• Responsible for compliance with all regulatory requirements including: fire safety, construction permits, certificate of occupation, filing taxes, business permits and timely land rates and rents.
• Should be knowledgeable on the national laws governing property management.

Rent collection

• Managing rent collections from tenants.
• Establishing reasons for late payment or non-payment of rent.
• Issuing demand letters to tenants.
• Locking property after failure to observe demand letter.

Inspection

• Supervision and Coordination of regular inspection of properties using the Inspection Form and preparing a final report of the properties for the clients.

Repair and maintenance

• Approving property repairs quotation.
• Discussing detailed property repairs quotation with signatory.
• Producing Deposit Utilization Voucher, Tenant Deposit Refund Statement and Deposit Refund Payment Voucher.
• Disbursing property repair funds to Assistant Property Manager.

Property vacation

• Supervising property vacation

Training

• Train, manage, supervise and evaluate staff including building supervisors, maintenance and security personnel in property management.

Facilities management

• Ensuring that buildings and their services meet the needs of the people that work in them.

Qualifications for the Property Manager Job

• Three to five years previous experience in property management with one-year supervisory
• Degree in Land Economics or related field with a Second Class Upper Division. A Master’s degree is highly desirable.
• Good people management skills are required including the ability to upwardly manage Clients.
• High stress tolerance.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Proficient with MS Office packages with competent general computer skills.
• Must be a registered member of the Estate Agents Registration Board (EARB) or the Institute of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK).

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The Assistant Property Manager is responsible for assisting with the management of day to day operations of properties.

Duties Scope

• Rent collection
• Repair and maintenance
• Property vacation

Assistant Property Manager Job Accountabilities

• Responsible for the collection of tenant’s monthly rent.
• Sending demand notes.
• Receive proof of payment/ remind tenants to send proof of payments.